I know some of you guys were eagerly awaiting this one, so here it is...
http://www.gog.com/gamecard/imperialism_2_the_age_of_exploration (http://www.gog.com/gamecard/imperialism_2_the_age_of_exploration)
Nice! Thanks JH.
Cool. Now I can see what all the hullabaloo is about.
I saw that this am too. Let the opinion-ating begin. $6... What'dya say?
Hell. Yes.
Thanks for the heads-up, JH!
I was going to attempt to not buy anything new until next month but now this and XCOM beckon.
Thank you JH you just made me happy.
As if I need another game. I always wanted that one.
Awesome.
Quote from: Gusington on January 10, 2013, 08:15:54 AM
Cool. Now I can see what all the hullabaloo is about.
Most people seem to prefer the first one but I like Imperialism II much better. I love the New World stuff.
Great news indeed!!
Insta-Buy..... Europa Universals, who's your daddy!
PE
Quote from: bbmike on January 10, 2013, 12:54:36 PM
Most people seem to prefer the first one but I like Imperialism II much better.
Wow, really? Almost everyone I know has long recommended the second one, which is why I skipped the first
Imperialism title.
10 days into resolution!!! Goddamit
Tee-hee.
What? I'm just sittin' here!
Can someone who bought/installed post what version it is? The last patch I can find is 1.03. I just want to verify that I can patch my CD version to the latest. Thanks...
My version appears to be 1.0.0.0.
What screen resolutions are offered? Windowed? :)
Quote from: Martok on January 10, 2013, 04:20:33 PM
My version appears to be 1.0.0.0.
??? I wonder if GoG resets the version number???
If you can rename ships and military units then you have version 1.03.
It won't be what it could have been then if I'd bought it
but in those days it wasn't 6 bux it was 80 bux and I had children to feed
and made less than half what I make now.
I just love me a socio/political/economic/exploring/military sandbox!
sold - £4 - how could i not???
damn you all
Quote from: bbmike on January 10, 2013, 05:10:54 PM
If you can rename ships and military units then you have version 1.03.
Or if you have an option in the game preferences to increase the cost of building forts.
Just what I need, another game. Despite all those games I purchased over the holidays that I haven't gotten around to playing, I am already buying another one.
Could it be something akin to a bit of the hair of the dog that bit you? I wonder.
Thanks for the heads-up, JarHead.
Its an addiction. Revel in it or get help.
Those are your viable choices. The other is non-viable.
the gog version doesnt have the renaming feature or the fort feature BUT has a readme for the 1.03 patch in the game directory - im stumpered
It has those features. Not visible in tutorial.
Quote from: Cougar_DK on January 10, 2013, 04:38:32 PM
What screen resolutions are offered? Windowed? :)
It automatically jumps to fullscreen - no bars. I can't figure out how to window it, but it really isn't all that bad.
Thanks for the headsup Jarhead!
I'm rubbish at grand strategy games, but I've never sampled Imperialism, so I'm looking forward to this one. I hope the combat is all muskets and cannon.
How is combat represented here?
Quote from: Gusington on January 11, 2013, 10:49:29 AM
How is combat represented here?
A sort of grid-style TBS thing, a but like HoMM but a little more abstract.
Quote from: son_of_montfort on January 11, 2013, 09:56:02 PM
Quote from: Gusington on January 11, 2013, 10:49:29 AM
How is combat represented here?
A sort of grid-style TBS thing, a but like HoMM but a little more abstract.
And without magic or cool monsters.
It also uses a bit of a rock-paper-scissors approach. Whoever enters the battle without all 3 is generally hosed!
Sounds a bit like Civ. No cool monsters??
I'm finally close to finishing the tutorials. I have to say, I'm pretty damn impressed so far.
It boasts some good gameplay mechanics, and a surprising (or perhaps not-so-surprising) amount of depth. Can't wait to complete the tutorials and try out a full campaign.
Quote from: Gusington on January 13, 2013, 05:26:10 PM
Sounds a bit like Civ.
It is in a lot of ways, although there are still definitely some differences.
Aside from focusing on a single era, the most obvious way in which
Imperialism II differs from the Civ games is that it's not quite as "sandboxy": You can't found your own cities, and the map starts out being already populated by various nations/tribes (although you do still have to discover/explore the New World). In that respect, the game is actually much closer to the Total War series -- which is not a bad thing.
Quote from: Gusington on January 13, 2013, 05:26:10 PM
No cool monsters??
Ironclads.
There are ironclads?
Quote from: Gusington on January 14, 2013, 08:49:09 AM
There are ironclads?
Yep.
They're at the very top of the tech tree's naval branch. They're butt-clenchingly expensive to build, but also very powerful (supposedly -- I haven't found out for myself yet).
Quote from: Martok on January 14, 2013, 09:55:04 AM
butt-clenchingly
this description is now stuck in my head for the rest of the day. thanks.
Quote from: sandman2575 on January 14, 2013, 01:57:10 PM
Quote from: Martok on January 14, 2013, 09:55:04 AM
butt-clenchingly
this description is now stuck in my head for the rest of the day. thanks.
Sorry! It was the most apt term that came immediately to mind at the time. (I doubt I'm the only person who experiences an involuntary tightening of the sphincter whenever I spend large amounts of money -- whether in games or RL...) :P
Purchased, Prepped, and Ready.....
Go forth and conquer
PE
Does this install DOSBOX or something similar in order to get it to run on Win7?
Thanks.
Quote from: Al on January 14, 2013, 03:02:28 PM
Does this install DOSBOX or something similar in order to get it to run on Win7?
Thanks.
There is no DOSBOX folder within the game folders of either
Imperialism or
Imperialism II. Since both were made for Windows (95 & 98 IIRC), I would say DOSBOX wasn't necessary.
You're welcome.
I was gonna say, I think the game was released around 2000 (give or take a year), so I can't imagine DOSBOX would be needed.
upto mission 12 of the tutorial - twice i have fallen down not reading a briefing properly and wondered what the hell i was supposed to do - READ the briefings and all will be well, dont send your explorer to build a port and dont start trade negotions with the Iriquois when the the briefing says MINOR NATION!!!
Quote from: Martok on January 14, 2013, 02:51:49 PM
Quote from: sandman2575 on January 14, 2013, 01:57:10 PM
Quote from: Martok on January 14, 2013, 09:55:04 AM
butt-clenchingly
this description is now stuck in my head for the rest of the day. thanks.
Sorry! It was the most apt term that came immediately to mind at the time. (I doubt I'm the only person who experiences an involuntary tightening of the sphincter whenever I spend large amounts of money -- whether in games or RL...) :P
Panzerseast also mentioned "Alien probe team art" in this thread (http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=4382.0) , so perhaps it's something in the air.
:P
Fellow Grogheads! I thought I would post a link to Diary of a Mad King - An Imperialism II AAR (http://www.aarcentral.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=15&sid=c762f9009f302569a69235272cc128dd), a sort of tutorial AAR I did a few years back. It offers some tips on how to play the game (and in this case lose!) for beginners. I still have the excellent, offical strategy guide so feel free to ask me questions here (or on my site) and I'll try to answer them. :)
I also have a couple of Imperialism I graphic mods over there to make that game a little more pleasing to the eye.
Quote from: bbmike on January 14, 2013, 07:20:38 PM
Fellow Grogheads! I thought I would post a link to Diary of a Mad King - An Imperialism II AAR (http://www.aarcentral.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=15&sid=c762f9009f302569a69235272cc128dd), a sort of tutorial AAR I did a few years back. It offers some tips on how to play the game (and in this case lose!) for beginners. I still have the excellent, offical strategy guide so feel free to ask me questions here (or on my site) and I'll try to answer them. :)
I also have a couple of Imperialism I graphic mods over there to make that game a little more pleasing to the eye.
i have a feeling this is going to be your new job for a month or two!!!
Did I tell you what a great guy you are?
Quote from: Martok on January 14, 2013, 02:51:49 PM
Sorry! It was the most apt term that came immediately to mind at the time. (I doubt I'm the only person who experiences an involuntary tightening of the sphincter whenever I spend large amounts of money -- whether in games or RL...) :P
No worries -- it was just such a novel turn of phrase, I couldn't resist commenting. Of course, now that I know it's possible to say this, the world seems a slightly darker place ...
8)
Quote from: Longdan on January 14, 2013, 07:28:27 PM
Did I tell you what a great guy you are?
He is very handsome.
(I've never seen an Imp2 AAR. This is cool!)
Thanks for the link to the AAR bbmike, will enjoy reading that this lunchtime!
Thanks again for the AAR link,
bbmike! Appreciate it.
Quote from: undercovergeek on January 14, 2013, 06:36:40 PM
upto mission 12 of the tutorial - twice i have fallen down not reading a briefing properly and wondered what the hell i was supposed to do - READ the briefings and all will be well, dont send your explorer to build a port and dont start trade negotions with the Iriquois when the the briefing says MINOR NATION!!!
Yeah, it appears it will be important to keep in mind that "Neutral Powers" are separated into two categories -- Minor Nations (Old World) and Tribes (New World) -- as they seem to work slightly differently.
Quote from: sandman2575 on January 14, 2013, 09:30:05 PM
No worries -- it was just such a novel turn of phrase, I couldn't resist commenting. Of course, now that I know it's possible to say this, the world seems a slightly darker place ...
8)
Well that would make sense when discussing butts and sphincters. ;D
I think Martok may be on to something here. I'm playing Shogun 2 FOTS and I finally get the British Trade Port so I can recruite Royal Marines. They're $2200 per unit--- Butt-Clinch follows. I can also build the "Warrior" class ironclad. They're $44,400 per unit. My whole digestive system involuntary clinches then. This may be the single most apt new descriptive term of 2013. But I think we need to come up with a way to shorten the term. Maybe a "B. Clinch", "Butt-Clin", a "Big B.C.", or a "Digitally Induced Wedgie"(DIW). I vote Martok gets to make the call. ;D
Now you are cooking with gas, Sir! BTW the HMS Warrior is worth it :)
Yeah. I'm hoping the enemy gets a "Butt-Clinch" when they see it coming at them. My mistake. The correct cost is $14,400 each. Much better.
Yup. When I get scared you couldn't drive a needle up there with a bulldozer.
Quote from: Sir Slash on January 15, 2013, 10:38:25 AM
I think Martok may be on to something here. I'm playing Shogun 2 FOTS and I finally get the British Trade Port so I can recruite Royal Marines. They're $2200 per unit--- Butt-Clinch follows. I can also build the "Warrior" class ironclad. They're $44,400 per unit. My whole digestive system involuntary clinches then. This may be the single most apt new descriptive term of 2013. But I think we need to come up with a way to shorten the term. Maybe a "B. Clinch", "Butt-Clin", a "Big B.C.", or a "Digitally Induced Wedgie"(DIW). I vote Martok gets to make the call. ;D
"Big BC" has a nice ring to it. ;)
Done then.